Bungalow Extension Ideas The best bungalow extension ideas come down to three moves: build out to the rear or side, go up into the roof, or rebuild the roof to create a proper upper floor. Which suits your home depends on the plot, the height and shape of the roof, and how you want to [...]

Converting a Bungalow into a House Converting a bungalow into a house means building a new upper floor: either a full second storey on the existing walls, or a raised roof with rooms inside it. It is a structural project, so Excellence Living prices each one per project, against what your home and your brief [...]

Bungalow Extensions: Ideas, Costs and What to Expect A bungalow extension adds rooms at ground level, usually to the rear or side, so the home stays on one floor and becomes the size you need. For most bungalows it is the most natural way to gain space, because the plot is generous and there are [...]

How Much Does a Single Storey Extension Cost? How much does a single storey extension cost? Excellence Living answers with guide bands rather than a rate per square metre, because the rate is the number that varies most between two houses on the same street. Our extension project planner uses four: Under £50,000, £50,000–£100,000, £100,000–£200,000 [...]

Wraparound Extensions Explained A wraparound extension, also written wrap around, combines a rear extension and a side return extension into one continuous L-shaped addition wrapping around the back and the side of the house. It is normally single storey, and it is the largest ground floor footprint most terraced and semi-detached homes can gain in [...]

Side Return Extensions: Costs, Ideas and What to Expect A side return extension fills in the unused side passage beside a terraced property, usually a Victorian or Edwardian house, and folds that dead land into the room next to it. In Bristol it is almost always the kitchen: a galley three metres wide becomes the [...]

How Much Does a Two Storey Extension Cost in Bristol? Excellence Living does not publish a per square metre rate for a two storey extension, because a square metre rate is what changes most from one house to the next. What we publish are the guide bands our own enquiry form uses: Under £50,000, £50,000–£100,000, [...]

Types of House Extension Explained The main types of house extension are the single storey rear extension, the double storey (or two storey) extension, the side return extension, the wrap-around extension, and the multi-storey extension, each suited to a different combination of plot, budget and existing structure, and none of them the automatically "right" choice [...]

How Long Does a House Extension Take? A house extension runs through a fixed sequence of stages, from a feasibility visit and survey through design, planning, Building Control, groundworks, structure, first fix, plaster, second fix and decoration to a completion certificate, and how long each of those stages takes depends on the size and complexity [...]

Single Storey or Double Storey Extension: Which Is Right? A single storey extension is right when the problem is genuinely confined to the ground floor, the budget and disruption need to stay lower, and the planning route needs to stay as simple as possible, whilst a double storey extension is right when you need more [...]

Do You Need Planning Permission for a House Extension? Many house extensions can be built without applying for full planning permission, because they fall under a right called permitted development, but a meaningful proportion cannot, and the only reliable way to know which category your project falls into is to check it against your specific [...]

How Much Does a House Extension Cost in Bristol? A house extension in Bristol is a five-figure to six-figure project, and the honest position is that Excellence Living cannot give you a single number until we have stood in your garden, looked at your foundations and your existing structure, and understood exactly what you want [...]